Yelaine Rodriguez

Yelaine Rodriguez (she/her) is a Bronx-born interdisciplinary artist and curator who specializes in reflecting Afro-spirituality free from stereotypes and the colonial gaze. She received a BFA from the New School in New York and an MA from New York University. Rodriguez has exhibited her works at Photoville, Mexic-Arte Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, El Centro Cultural de España, Centro León Biennial XXVII in the Dominican Republic, and at Estamos bien: La Trienal 20/21, El Museo del Barrio’s first national, large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art. Her works have also been featured by CNN, Artsy, EnFoco, Hyperallergic, Vogue, Aperture, and Elle. Her writing has appeared in ARTnews and academic journals like Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. Rodriguez is currently an adjunct instructor at the New School and NYU. Photo courtesy Yelaine Rodriguez.

Yelaine Rodriguez

Contributions

Art and Afro Spirituality: A Testimonio
Issue 09: Cycles

Art and Afro Spirituality: A Testimonio

A testimonio from artist Yelaine Rodriguez

Words and Art by Yelaine Rodriguez
Art editor Suzy González